DIY Seed & Nut Milk

Making your own nut and seed milks are a healthier choice.

I’m making some almond and hempmilk:) but choose whatever nut or seeds you would like. I tried a hot fresh almond nut recipe but I prefer to soak my nuts in water overnight. I used that hot fresh almond milk recipe for the bath.

for hemp seeds I used 1 cup to 4 or 5 cups of filtered water and blend. No need to strain.

Directions:

You don’t need to soak the seeds but if you are using Nuts soak them in filtered water just enough to cover them. Soak nuts overnight or at least 6 hours. Strain, rinse and discard water. Grind nuts in a blender and mix in 2 cups of water or 3 if you want more liquid. I used 2 cups of water. Strain through a fine mesh strainer or unbleached natural muslin cloth or don’t strain and VOILA!

I sew my own nut milk and herb strainer bags myself out of triangles of cut natural cloth. To strain put the cloth in a strainer over inside a bowl. Put the natural cloth in the strainer and pour the nut or seed milk to filter out the liquid. Pull the ends of the cloth together to wring out the last of the nut milk.

Add vanilla and syrup or agave nectar or the date.

Blend on high-speed for a couple of minutes.

I’m going to try some hazelnut with raw cacao for a chocolately nut treat. You can use walnut, cashew, chestnuts, sesame seeds….experiment with what you like! Take the leftover nuts and toast them so that they don’t go to waste. Spread the leftover crushed soaked nuts out on a baking sheet on low heat for a couple of hours and use as almond nut meal in recipes.

This was so easy, inexpensive, delicious and nutritious I’m surprised it isn’t the norm!

4 Comments to “DIY Seed & Nut Milk”

Sounds delicious and healthy and dates are a great way to add that natural sweetness. I attended the 45th annual Hong kong Product expo today and tested some delicious black sesame seed milk made with a German pool multifunctional blender that actually heats and cooks while it is blending. They were making almond milk and soy milk and all kinds of yummy delights. By any chance do you have something similar to this blender? I am contemplating getting one… Take care, BAM

MMMM sounds yummy I will try black sesame milk and there is so much room for experimentation and flavours I’m looking forward to making more:) This has highlighted for me my need for a better blender but I’ve never heard of one that cooks too WOW! Let me know if you try it and what you think about it Thanks! xo

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